(The whole GH enchilada on Fridays, but the rest of the week, who knows?)
General Hospital
Ava sees Lucas at the cemetery. They’re both visiting Julian’s grave.
The minister concludes the funeral ceremony and invites everyone to talk about Sam. Nina gripes about Jason being there, and Molly gets up. She thanks everyone for being here to honor Sam.
Molly talks about them being the Davis girls turning Davis women, a force to be reckoned with, especially together. Sam was patient, open, and the best listener. She listened with no interruptions and never had any judgement. She commanded a room, and her advice was spot on, but she only gave it if asked. Growing up, Sam needed to find her own way, and Molly can’t put into words how much she misses her sister. There will now only be three sets of arms for a Davis girls hug, but Sam is still with them, holding, supporting, and loving them, and always will be. They’ll always be Davis women, no matter what.
Kristina says, when came to support, Sam offered it to everyone, and no one needed it more than her. She has a special knack for getting herself in trouble and Sam was always there to ride to her rescue and get her back on her feet. Sam would tell her that she was strong and capable, but she’d be there in case Kristina needed her, her own personal safety net. The special thing about Sam was, she never judged. She believed in second chances and taught Kristina, no matter how big you mess up, you could always pick yourself up and keep going. You could do better and be better anytime you wanted. You’re not your mistakes.She was the ultimate big sister and protector. Kristina says she’ll love and miss Sam forever.
Josslyn wonders where Lucas is, but Carly says she doesn’t know.
Ava tells Lucas that Julian was not always a good man. He made terrible, life altering mistakes, but he loved his children. She wishes she could go to his daughter’s funeral, but out of respect for the family, she chose to stay away. Why is he here?
Spinelli says, Sam was one of the first people to befriend him, and through Sam, he met Jason. When he was younger, he related to fantasy and computers better than people. Back then, tech nerds were at the bottom of the pecking order of life, while cool chicks like Sam were at the top. She never used that status. He’s not certain she knew she had it. Sam took people as they were. She took him as he was. We flash back to Spinelli telling Sam that he likes Maxie, and Sam telling him to put himself in her hands. He says, Sam offered genuine friendship and respect, and he treasured that. She gave him the confidence to fall in love with the woman of his dreams, and he hopes when Sam saw them together, she knew. He looks at her picture and says, fair Samantha, what a dear friend. You will forever be missed.
Carly says, Sam was strong and a fighter. She could pack a punch… figuratively speaking, of course (🍷). We flash back to Carly telling Sam to hit the road and Sam saying, no problem. But before she goes… She slugs Carly. Carly says, when life knocked Sam down, she came up swinging. She admired that. They had a complicated relationship. It took them a while to be friends, but she’d always respected Sam. What impressed her most, was that Sam loved with her whole heart – her sisters, her mom, her partner, and most importantly, her children. She looks at Danny, Scout, and Rocco and says, their mom was amazing and strong. So are they. Carry the strength she gave them and she’ll always be with them.
Lucas tells Ava that he was at the church before the service. Danny came in and when Danny saw him, he got upset. Danny thinks it’s Lucas’s fault that his mom is dead. Ava says, is it?
Elizabeth says, like Carly, she and Sam had highs and lows. Back in the day, mostly lows. We flash back to Elizabeth telling Sam that Jason knows she’s trash, and Sam saying, it’s a fair trade. Elizabth got Jason’s kid, and she got Elizabeth’s husband. Elizabeth says, they clashed, but she doesn’t regret it because it made the place they got to that much sweeter. Sam taught her the lesson that if you’re not getting along with someone for whatever reason, maybe you don’t understand them and need to look deeper. Ultimately, they ended up respecting each other. They went from bitter rivals to co-parents to friends. She hopes Sam knows that she’s grateful for where they landed. She looks at Sam’s picture and thanks her.
Lucky says he’s known Sam for a long time. They were always good friends. Sam called like it like it was, and he liked that. You were never unsure of where you stood with her. She was fun and fearless, but he didn’t know how heroic she was. His sister Lulu was dying and only a liver transplant could save her. He and his brother hoped they could help, but it didn’t work out. Lulu was running out of time, and they needed a miracle. Enter Sam. When she found out she could give Lulu a fighting chance, she didn’t hesitate and agreed to donate. Sam saved Lulu’s life, and he hates that in the process, she lost hers. He can’t tell them why Sam was taken from them, but his family will forever be in her debt. Alexis cries.
Dante says he hit a rough patch. It was a dark time in his life, and he couldn’t see his way out of it. Then Sam showed up and stepped in. She saw him struggling and wanted to help. She said he could rebuild his life, but he couldn’t take the bad things and use them to give up. He needed to take that stuff and use it to propel himself forward and keep going. He doesn’t know when they changed from being friends to something more, but ultimately, they began to fall in love. We flash back to Sam saying, they need to control their own fate, and them deciding to move in together. Dante says, they threw their beautiful kids together, a mashup of a family, a home. She was the best mom and the most incredibly supportive partner, but also a badass, hardnose, in your face outfielder. She gave them the best and was always honest and fair. Kristina said she was big on second chances, and she was his. He wanted her to be his third, fourth, and fifth chance. He knows she’d tell him to be grateful for what they had. He became a better man, loving and being loved by her, so he’s going to do what she told him and take what happened and keep going. She’ll always have his heart, and he loves her.
Lucas says, it could be, but they won’t know until the autopsy is in, and Ava says, even if he thinks differently, he’ll still carry the guilt. He says, he’ll always wonder if he could have done more for Danny, Scout, Alexis, Dante, and anyone who loved Sam. He performed the surgery, and he takes the hit. Ava says she knows about guilt, and he says, it runs in the family. She says, maybe he should change his name.
Rocco says, Sam was his stepmom, but she was always Sam to him. Also, a mom who understands, leads, is annoyed when you leave towels on the floor, and gives you popsicles when your throat hurts. She didn’t treat him differently because they had the same DNA, but because she thought he was special. They had their own handshake. He hopes she doesn’t mind, but he’s going to teach Danny and Scout before he forgets. He doesn’t want to forget anything. She gave him a lot, but the best thing was a brother and sister. They got a family when they needed it. They never got to make it official, but that’s what they’ll always be – a family.
Jason says, Sam knew better than anyone he’s not big on public speaking, but he admired her so much, he’s up here, one of those who loved her. He’s grateful for the years they spent together and grateful for their son, who they both love. He’s grateful for Sam. She taught him a lot about life and was one of the bravest, toughest people he’s known. He’s up here because he wants her kids to know how special she was. She mattered to so many people, including him. He tells Danny, there was no one like his mom – no one – and they hug.
Danny says he wasn’t going to speak. He thought it was too hard, but it’s important they know who Sam was and what she meant to him. He asked his dad what to say and he said to just talk about the things she loved. His mom loved to go fast, no matter what she was driving. She loved leather jackets, black obviously.She said, a good one lasts a lifetime. They’re going to keep hers for Scout to wear when she’s older. She loved Chinese food, especially from Noodle Buddha. She made them read their fortune cookies when they went out to dinner. He thought it was lame, but he did it because it made her happy. He loved to see her happy. Most of all, she loved them – him, Scout, and Rocco. He’s going to miss hearing her say it, but he knows it and that’s what counts. Jason hugs him.
Ava says she’s been where Lucas is. She’s there now. He says, it’s not the same, and she agrees, it’s not. His stay is temporary, but today, in this moment, he’s feeling isolated and misunderstood. Know he’s not alone. She’s here for him like her brother would want her to be.
Alexis says, usually, she doesn’t need notes, but these are not normal times. She was worried she’d forget because she’s so sad, and she doesn’t want to forget anything. Her exceptional daughter deserves that. They weren’t always in each other’s lives. They didn’t meet until Sam was an adult. She was shaped by heavy, serious circumstances, and transcended into fierce self-determination and strength and kind heartedness. She regrets missing Sam’s childhood. She wishes she’d been there to raise her. Her two greatest joys are them finding each other, and then choosing each other. They say you can’t choose your family, but they did.
Ava tells Lucas that her brother met his end too soon, but in one way, he was a lucky man. He died before his daughter did. To bury a child is a pain she would not wish on anybody. Lucas says, by the time he came back, Julian was of no use to him. He’d made toxic decisions and burned too many bridges. He was grateful for Sam though. Julian gave him one hell of a sister. She says, he has one hell of an aunt too, and he says he knows. She kisses her fingertips and places them on the gravestone.
Alexis says she and Sam had a dicey beginning, but mother/daughter relationships are complex under the best of circumstances. We flash back to Alexis wanting Sam to induce labor (not sure what that was about), and Sam screeching that she will, then doubling over in pain. Alexis says, they hung in there, walked through it, and got to the other side. She didn’t just love Sam. She really liked her. Not just as a daughter, but as a friend. She knew Sam would have her back at any given time. She doesn’t know if she could have raised Molly and Kristina without her. Sam was their anchor. There were times she was completely unmoored and Sam grounded her. Sam put her arms around her and held on until she steadied herself. Sam’s love for her love was unflappable, unshakable. She doesn’t know if Sam understood how powerful it was. Having an adrenaline junkie for a daughter is scary, but after every exploit, she was impressed with Sam. She was so proud. She was proud to be Sam’s mother and decided the only way to honor her beautiful, brave girl is to be brave like she was. She’s decided not to grieve long or get lost in sorrow. She will hold Sam in her heart and move on, cheering Sam on to her next great adventure, which no doubt, will be the best one ever. She looks at Sam’s picture, and says, thank you for choosing me, my angel.
The minister says, as they prepare to leave, ask for the Lord’s comfort and let the memories of Sam that surround them sustain them in the days ahead. Let God’s presence be felt in their hearts as they grieve. Gio plays his violin as everyone leaves, and Alexis sits alone. Molly and Kristina walk back in, and Molly says, it’s time. Alexis says, one more minute. Sit with her. She wants one last moment with all her girls. Molly and Kristina lean their heads on Alexis’s shoulders, and Alexis tells them, they say love and grief are forever intertwined. She knows that’s true because her heart feels like it’s breaking and bursting. We flash back to Sam with Sonny, Alexis, and Jason. Sam and Jason in an explosion, Sam with Maxie, and with Carly, who realizes they’re having a girlfriend moment. Dante rolling his tire into her apartment and asking if it looks familiar. With Elizabeth, with Carly and Olivia at the hatchet range, and officiating at Maxie and Spinelli’s wedding. We see the Davis girls together, and hear Alexis’s voice says, sometimes we have to fight for every scrap of joy, so we need to cherish every moment. To the Davis family, past, present, and future. We flashback to Sam with Dante and their new family.
Lulu opens her eyes and rubs them.
Tomorrow, Elizabeth tells Lucky that he has to make a decision; Portia says, the results of the autopsy are in; Jason tells Danny that what happened between him and Drew stays between him and Drew; and Cyrus tells Lulu that he’s going to take care of her.
⭐️ Receiving His Due…
I’ve never heard of this, but he seems excited and honored, so kudos!
In a nutshell. PK became sober and asked Dorit for a separation. Coincidence or can he now actually hear her talking non-stop? Love new Housewife Bozoma aka Boz, a very accomplished and beautiful woman who seems like she’ll give the others a run for their money. Jennifer Tilly is also now a Housewife Friend, and I couldn’t be more thrilled about that, since I’ve loved her forever. Sutton had a Surrealism party inspired by Salvador Dali. While most people are familiar with his paintings, I also remember him from Art History class because he and his wife lived in separate castles. When he wanted to visit her, he had to send a note first. That’s the secret to a long lasting marriage, my friends. No surprise, the party was fabulous and there was no end of things to look at, including the guests’ costumes. Dorit and Kyle were on the outs, and it ended with Dorit saying she wasn’t going to put up with Kyle’s sh*t anymore. Alrighty then.
Much of the episode was focused on reactions to last week’s prank, otherwise known as Erin’s test for leaky pigeons. For whatever reason, Brynn claimed to have been in on it, but Erin said after they’d had a drink – which she wasn’t doing ever again with Brynn – Brynn asked her if Rebecca really slept with other guys, and she gestured, I don’t know… no. I’m not sure how you decipher that from a gesture, but that’s what Erin said. Several of the others deemed the prank f***ed up, but I think more f***ed up was Brynn’s eagerness to go the extra mile, calling around to see if she could get more dirt on Rebecca. Last week at the dodgeball game, Brynn had beaned Jenna, and Jenna said she thought Brynn was a little bit of a bitch. I was like, a little bit? And she’s just realizing this now? Speaking of Brynn, she approached ex-fiancé Gabriel about fertilizing one of her eggs on ice and he thought it was a great idea, which surprised the hell out of me.
And I don’t get this at all. I thought it’s been the best episode all season. I get that a couple of the Wives have fertility issues, but does that mean everyone needs to walk on eggshells. (No pun intended.) It was brilliant and showed how many in the group were willing to spread a story or even just listen to it.
Wow. I’m not crazy about these girls, but even I think this is harsh. I agree with her that the OGs should be brought back, but in a separate, parallel show. Bethenny also said she’d never seen the reboot, so calling it a piece of trash is a little unfair.
This looks fantastic. I’d be afraid to take one of my dogs on a cruise though. There would be no living with them when it was back to, here’s some Fresh Pet, after having a butler waiting on them.
Stop by tomorrow for soap and who knows? Until then, stay safe, stay waiting for everyone to be served before you eat, and stay not using the bad things to give up, but using them to propel yourself forward and keep going.
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Nikolas asks Sonny, what the hell is this? Sonny barges into his house, and tries to intimidate him with his goons? Sonny says, Nikolas’s problem is his sense of entitlement. He thinks he can take anything any time he wants. Nikolas says he doesn’t have any idea what Sonny is talking about, and Sonny says Nikolas is lucky he didn’t come home a day later, because he wouldn’t have stopped until Nikolas was dead.
Outside Windymere, Spencer asks, what’s up?Was the text from Josslyn? Cameron says, yeah, and Spencer asks if there’s something going on. Trina shows him the phone, and says, you tell me. He sees a shot of Esme talking to Sonny.
Jax asks how much Nina told Carly about her life in Nixon falls, and Carly says, enough to confirm that Sonny was alive and well the whole time, and Nina didn’t tell her or Sonny’s family. Why, is there more? What else is Nina keeping from her? What could be worse than keeping her husband from her?
Maxie sits with Nina at Kelly’s, and thanks her for finally answering a text. She must have sent a gazillion of them. Nina says, twenty-two. She’s sorry. She silenced her phone because she didn’t want any interruptions. She was with Wiley, and her time with him is beyond precious right now. Maxie takes it Carly found her, and Nina says, that she did. And if Carly has her way – which she always does – Nina will never see her grandson again.
Scotty finds Austin sitting in front of Kelly’s, and says, he’s outside? Austin says the crisp night air makes him feel alive. Sonny sits, and says, city folk don’t understand you country folk because they have the sense God gave a goose. When it’s cold, they go inside. Austin tells him, says the man who fell to earth. How’s he feeling? Scotty says, he’s indestructible, and Austin says, glad to hear it. And he’s glad Scotty called. He has news about the lawsuit contesting Edward’s will? Scotty says he knew the Quartermaine lawyers were going to pull one pre-trial, so he swatted them like horseflies. Austin is on the docket. In two weeks, he’ll be in court. Austin says he’ll prove that it was Edward’s intent to include him in the will, and Scotty says, they tried to block the letter being put into evidence, but they failed. Edward died before Jimmy Lee Holt was put into the will, so they have to prove it was Edward’s intent. Austin says, his father will finally be recognized as a Quartermaine, and Scotty says, if they win, Austin will get his proper ELQ shares. But they are dealing with the Quartermaines, so before they start doing a jig, know with them, always expect the unexpected.
On the phone, Ned tells Candace, there’s always more they can do. So he suggests she, and their overpriced legal team, pull an all-nighter, and come up with at least five more strategies. He’ll look forward to hearing them all tomorrow morning. Goodnight. Brook comes out, and he says he’s happy to be home. She says he may not feel like that when she’s through with him.
Ava tells Ryan, no reply? His victory speaks for itself? Although she supposes it’s a rather hollow victory, isn’t it? He might have blown up her marriage, but she can go anywhere she wants to in the world. He can’t even get out of that chair.
Nikolas pushes one of Sonny’s thugs, and says they’re all trespassing on his property, and he wants them out now. Sonny says, with everything going on in his life, he doesn’t need this right now, but he’s not leaving until they have an understanding.
Jax says Carly is right. Nina keeping Sonny from her is inexcusable, and that’s all that needs to be said about it. She says he dodged a bullet. Be grateful, because Nina would destroy his life. Josslyn walks in, and asks if Jason found Carly. Carly hugs her, and says she’s so sorry she worried Josslyn. Josslyn says she wasn’t worried. She feels bad about meddling, but Carly always says Jason is the best at making her think things through. Carly says, he is, and she’s glad Josslyn felt she could reach out to him. Josslyn asks if Carly told Jax about Nina, and how she knew Sonny’s been alive for months. He says he was pretty surprised when he found out, and Josslyn says she knows he cared about Nina, but lying to everyone all those months, leaving them there thinking Sonny was dead when he wasn’t, she doesn’t even understand how Nina is capable of doing something like that. This woman gave her a graduation present. He says, sometimes unhappy people do desperate things, and she says, okay. She tells Carly that she hopes she didn’t make a mistake, bringing Maxie over and dumping it all on her after everything else. She’s sure Carly’s head is spinning. Carly says she’s grateful; Josslyn did the right thing. She prefers to know the truth. Josslyn says she just wishes Sonny had come back a day earlier, before the wedding, and Carly says, her too. Josslyn asks if Carly and Jax are fighting again.
Maxie tells Nina, she’s so sorry. She tried to avoid telling Carly, but Josslyn could tell she was holding something back. Nina says she understands. Maxie was under a lot of pressure, and Josslyn’s a lot like her mother in that respect. She won’t take no for an answer. Maxie says, she won’t, and once Josslyn set things in motion, she realized if she was Carly, she’d want to know, and she didn’t really have the right not to tell her. Nina says, it’s fine. She knew it was only a matter of time before Carly found out. Maxie says she didn’t tell Carly everything. She didn’t even mention a hint of romance between Nina and Sonny. Nina says she doesn’t think Carly knows. She was already breathing fire when she yelled at Nina, and Nina wasn’t going to fill her in on the details. She thinks it’s Sonny’s job to tell Carly what happened between them. Maxie asks why Nina thinks Sonny hasn’t mentioned it to Carly already?
Brook says, start talking, and Ned says he can’t think of anything he’s done to upset her. She says, not her; Olivia. She’s noticed an uptick in slamming doors lately. What did he do? He asks why she assumes he’s to blame. Isn’t she supposed to be on his side? She says she is. Consider this a little tough love. She doesn’t want him to be a jerk to Olivia and lose her again. She thought they were doing better, and on the road to reconciliation. He says, so did he, but after Leo ran off in the hospital and Austin found him, things have changed. She asks, how? and he says he only brings this up because a child’s life could be affected. Austin said… She says, who cares what Austin said? She knew this guy would cause trouble.
Ava tells Ryan, as stimulating as this conversation is, she really has to go. Good luck with that whole blinking in morse code thing. He blinks, and she says she’s so glad he’s alive. She used to wish he was dead, but this is so much better. She squeezes his ear, and says, goodbye, Ryan. As she’s leaving, Esme walks in, and Ava asks what she’s doing there.
Spencer tells Trina, so what? It’s a photo of Esme talking to his Uncle Sonny. Trina says, scroll down, and Cameron says, Josslyn said Esme spoke to Sonny for a bit, and when he left afterwards, he wasn’t happy. Trina says, now here he is… Cameron says, looking for Spencer’s dad with two scary dudes.
Nikolas asks why Sonny is in his house issuing threats, and Sonny says, it’s not a threat, it’s a promise. Nikolas and Ava aren’t taking Avery from him, and if they try, they’ll pay. Nikolas says, maybe whatever happened to Sonny while he was away, is having an effect, but he’s not making any sense. Sonny says it doesn’t matter where he was or what happened to him. He’s glad he got there in time to hear about Nikolas’s plans to run off with Ava and Avery. Nikolas says, that was months ago. Ava refused to leave. Why is Sonny bringing it up now? Sonny says he heard about the plane tickets from Spencer’s girlfriend, and Nikolas says, Esme told Sonny about this? She must have gotten something wrong. Nikolas turns to leave, but the thugs block his path. Sonny says Nikolas has it all wrong. Running away is a pattern with him. Always has been. But let Sonny tell him something, he and Ava aren’t taking Avery from him. She stays there, and he’s going to make sure of it. He nods to his thugs, and they grab Nikolas.
Austin says he’s confused. Scotty just told him the letter was entered into evidence. The Quartermaines set up a bunch of roadblocks, but Scotty ploughed right through them. What’s the worst they can do? It’s up to the court at this point, no? Scotty says, the Quartermaines have a lot of influence in this town and they like to throw that weight around to get what they want. Austin says he doesn’t know about that. He’s spent time with both Michael and Ned, and found them to be reasonable men. Scotty says, reasonable? and Austin says, Michael handed over the letter; don’t forget about that. He has every confidence that both Michael and Ned are going to come around in the end. Scotty says he doesn’t mean to rain on Austin’s parade, but he’s dealt with the Quartermaines for a long, long time. They’re a tricky bunch. They’re very stubborn and very devious, and they learned that from old Edward himself. Austin says he can be stubborn too, and he can be very convincing when he’s right. In fact, the other day he had a conversation with Ned, and thinks he got through to him.
Ned tells Brook, this isn’t about Austin; it’s about Leo. She asks what Austin has to do with Leo, and Ned says, that’s what he’s trying to tell her. She says, fine, proceed, and he says, Austin noticed some of Leo’s behaviors and spoke to him about them. As a medical professional, he was concerned, and thought Leo could benefit from seeing a specialist. She says, for what? and he says, to see if Leo is on the autism spectrum.
Esme says she didn’t expect to see Ava there, and Ava says, likewise. Esme tells Ava that she was hoping to speak to someone about possibly interning there. Ava says, at Spring Ridge? and Esme says she’s very interested in psychology. She and Spence are auditing some classes at PCU, and she thought some real world experience would be good. Ava says Esme would certainly be diving into the deep end, and Esme says, it is a prison, but it’s minimum security, and there are some unusual cases here. Ava looks at Ryan, and says she hopes Esme doesn’t mean Ryan Chamberlain. Esme says, that’s right. Ryan was Ava’s fiancé, and Ava says, Esme needs to stay far away from him, but Esme says, her understanding is that he’s locked in. He can only blink. Ava says, so Esme knows about his condition, and Esme says, everyone does. It’s very fascinating, and he’s hardly a threat. Ava says, Ryan Chamberlain is always a threat. As long as he can communicate, even by blinking, he can mess with your head. Esme says she had no idea, and Ava says, she does now. Consider herself warned. Esme flashes back to Cameron telling her and Spencer that Nikolas booked two first-class tickets to Bora Bora, and Ava says she has to go. Esme tells Ava that she’s happy for her, and Ava asks, why? Esme says she hears Bora Bora is beautiful, and Ava says she guesses technically, she’s going to an island, but not Bora Bora. Why would Esme think she was going there?
Nina tells Maxie that Sonny made it very clear he didn’t owe her an explanation. That his loyalty and priority are with his family. Maxie says, Nina saw Sonny? She thought they’d agreed Nina was going to let Sonny settle back in with Carly and his family, and wait for the dust to clear. Nina says they did agree, and she’d intended to do that, but she went to the cemetery to see Jay (Nathan), and she ran into Sonny looking at his gravesite. Maxie asks, how’d that go? and Nina tells her, Sonny said Mike didn’t exist, so what they had wasn’t real. Maxie says, Sonny is going to go back to his old life, and Nina says her head understands that, but her heart is confused. It’s just painful. Maxie says, Nina is probably not the only one who’s confused. Sonny can’t pretend that his time with Nina wasn’t real. He has to care for her on some level. That’s probably why he didn’t tell Carly about the two of them. Sonny might not want to admit it, but he’s protecting Nina.
Nikolas says Sonny is making a mistake, and Spencer runs in, telling the thugs to let his father go. He tells Sonny, stop this, but Sonny says, it doesn’t concern Spencer. Spencer says, of course (🍷) it concerns him. Nikolas is his father. What’s going on here? Nikolas says, Sonny is not in his right mind. Sonny thinks he and Ava are running away with Avery. Spencer says, Sonny is mistaken. Father and Ava are leaving; they’re not taking Avery. Sonny says, that’s funny, because Nikolas claimed he wasn’t leaving. Nikolas says he’s not. He has no idea where any of this is coming from. Sonny says, stop lying; let’s go. Spencer tells him, wait, and Sonny says he and Nikolas are just going to have a little conversation. Spencer tells Nikolas, just show him the tickets, and Sonny will see Avery isn’t going with them. Nikolas says, there are no tickets, and Spencer says, Cam said… Cameron and Trina walk in, and Cameron says he lied. Trina says, they’re so sorry.
Josslyn says she knows Jax and Sonny have never really gotten along, but they’re happy that Sonny is alive and well. Jax says, he’s happy Sonny is alive too. Carly tells Josslyn that she and Jax will always be there for her, no matter what’s going on. Josslyn says she’s been hearing that her whole life, but she’s old enough to realize when there’s tension between the two of them, and like it or not, it affects her. Jax says she’s right. He and her mother were discussing Sonny. Josslyn says, discussing Sonny how? and Jax says, when he suspected Sonny might be in Nixon Falls, he went himself to check it out. That’s when he confronted Nina, and she confessed everything. Then Sonny was in that fire, and got his memory back, and he offered Sonny his jet to take him home. Josslyn thanks him, but asks. why is there tension over that? Jax says, because her mother feels that if he’d told her about his hunch that Sonny was alive, she would have postponed the wedding to Jason, right? Carly says, and she’s trying to understand why Josslyn’s father kept his hunch to himself, right? Josslyn asks if it isn’t better that this is all out in the open.
Nina tells Maxie, Sonny hasn’t told Carly because he hasn’t had a chance, since he’s busy reconnecting with her and his family. If he’s protecting anyone, he’s protecting Carly. He knows her anger, and probably doesn’t want it getting the best of her. Austin comes in, and tells Maxie, hello again, and Maxie introduces Nina. She tells Nina that Austin is the doctor who helped deliver Louise. Austin says, it’s an honor, and Nina says it’s an honor to meet him, and thanks him for helping her beautiful sister-in-law and her baby. He says, it was his pleasure. He just wishes he could have done more to keep them safe. Nina says he kept them alive, and she’ll forever be grateful he was there that night. He says, him too. Her sister-in-law is kind of a superhero. She gave birth, then minutes later was running through the woods, baby in arms. She’s feisty. Nina tells Maxie that she’s feisty, and Maxie says he’s only saying that because she yelled at him. She was in pain, and he called her ma’am. He says he’s truly sorry for that, but he’s learned his lesson, and it won’t happen again.
Brook says, Austin claims Leo is autistic? but Ned says, Austin was careful not to offer a diagnosis. That’s what the specialist would do. She says, that’s the specialist’s job, not Austin’s. He’s not even Leo’s doctor. Obviously, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Has Leo’s pediatrician said anything? Ned says, no, and she says, and Ned went to Olivia with this nonsense? That’s why they’re on the outs. He says, it’s not nonsense. He’s done a little research on his own, and he’s still learning the correct terminology, but he thinks Leo is exhibiting some signs. She says, like what? and he asks if she’s ever noticed how hard it is to get Leo’s attention, especially when he’s focused on a toy. She says, so the kid has a good attention span. That’s a reason to worry? He says, Leo rarely makes eye contact, and she says, he’s shy. He tells her, that’s what Olivia says, but what if they’re missing something? What if Leo sees the world differently than they do? Shouldn’t they know that, and give him what he needs? She says, what Leo needs is for him to stop falling for Austin’s mind games.
Sonny says, somebody has to start talking, and Cameron says, there were no tickets. Trina starts talking at the same time, and then Spencer. Trina says, it was for Spencer’s own good. Sonny tells them, take a breath, start again. Trina says, Cam, Joss, and her… Sonny says, Josslyn was in on this? and Trina says, they told Spencer and Esme that Ava asked her to get tickets to Bora Bora, so they’d think Nikolas and Ava ran away together. But they never said Avery was going with them; Esme made that up. Sonny asks, aren’t they too old for pranks? and Cameron says, this wasn’t a prank. They were trying to prove Spencer and Esme were behind Ava’s stalking. Nikolas says, they went down that road. Spencer couldn’t have been Ava’s stalker. They were at the party. Sonny says he’s disappointed in the both of them, and Josslyn as well. Uh-oh, it’s bad when your dad is disappointed. Nikolas says they both owe Spencer and all of them an apology. He’ll be speaking to their parents about this. D’oh! The one thing worse than dad being disappointed. Nikolas says he’ll also take an apology from Sonny. Or if Sonny’s not man enough, get the hell out of his house. Sonny tells him not to press his luck, but Nikolas says, it’s not luck. Sonny was wrong. Spencer says, that’s enough. He’s the one who owes everyone an apology. They were right. He did it.
Brook asks if it ever occurred to Ned that Austin might be trying to split his focus; cause a rift in the family. Think about it. If he’s busy worrying about Leo, he’ll drop the ball on Austin’s case. Ned says he’s not dropping anything. He’s navigated takeovers and tricky mergers under far worse conditions. She says, like Michael navigated a takeover while he was busy fighting for custody of Wiley.Oh wait. He didn’t. That was Ned who was in charge when Valentin became CEO. Ned says, Austin is no Valentin Cassadine. He may be trying to sneak in the back door, but he’s not using Leo to do it. Is he concerned about Leo? Yes. Is Leo a priority? Yes, but he’s handling this lawsuit. She asks how it’s going, and he says he just spoke to their head attorney Candace, and they have a court date. She says, wow. So Austin is actually making progress, and he says, nothing is a done deal, but this court battle is a totally separate thing from Leo’s health. She asks if he’s sure about that. Austin doesn’t seem to be. He tells her, be honest. They’ve all seen how Leo is completely antisocial. He doesn’t really have any friends. He prefers to be by himself. She says, so do a lot of kids, that doesn’t mean he has autism. Ned agrees, but says, it can’t hurt to have Leo checked out. He doesn’t think Austin is making things up. She says, no, he’s just distorting what he observed over a whopping twenty minutes with Leo, to frighten, scare, and distract Ned. Austin doesn’t care about Leo. He only cares about number one.
Nina tells Maxie that she needs to get going; it’s been a long day. She thanks Maxie for the conversation, and Maxie asks if Nina is sure she doesn’t want to talk more. Nina says she doesn’t, but how about if she calls Maxie in the morning? She really wants to see James. She tells Austin, nice meeting him, and he says, likewise. Scotty is outside, and when Nina comes out, he says, look who’s back in town. He asks why she got her aunt involved with Peter. Peter was blackmailing her? Now Liesl is God knows where, he was gassed and chucked out of a plane like a sack of potatoes. Nina says she just asked Obrecht for help. The plan was her idea. Scotty says, it may have been, but Peter found out, and now Obrecht is in danger. Nina says, she keeps telling herself that her aunt is more than capable of taking care of herself, but Scotty says, he’s in charge now. He’s going to find her.
Austin asks if Maxie minds if he joins her. Her ex might be lurking out there somewhere, and she might not want to be alone. She says she doesn’t want to take advantage of his chivalry under false pretenses, so he should know there are two plainclothes cops outside, keeping an eye out for Peter. But just because she doesn’t need him to guard her, doesn’t mean she wouldn’t enjoy his company. He sits.
Esme tells Ava that she’s sorry. Trina wasn’t supposed to say anything, was she? She gets it. Ava and Nikolas want to keep it secret. Ava doesn’t have to worry about her; she’s practically family. Ava says she doesn’t have the slightest idea what Esme is talking about. Esme says, Ava leaving town…? and Ava says, what about it? Esme says she probably got it wrong. She can be ditsy sometimes. Forget she said anything. Ava says, well, goodbye, and leaves. When she gets outside, she takes out her phone.
Josslyn walks Carly to the door, and says she’s glad she ran into Carly, even if it was only to pick up her laundry. Carly is sure her dad only installed the washer and dryer to lure her here, and Jax says, it’s possible. Josslyn says they could call her spoiled, or say she’s freeing the dorm machines for students who have no family nearby. He says, that’s his girl, and Carly asks if Josslyn is going back to the dorm tonight. Josslyn says she is. She, Cam, and Trina are working on a project.
Nikolas says, Spencer doesn’t have to say anything else, but Sonny says, let him talk. Spencer says, he was the stalker. The reason he knew about Ava getting the cockroach for Valentine’s Day wasn’t because he found it online; it was because he sent it to her. And the bear, and the creepy letters, and the vandalism at the art studio. He tells Trina that he’s sorry, and tells Nikolas, he wanted Ava out of their lives. She already betrayed him once when he needed her to testify against Valentin. How could he ever trust her after that? How could they ever trust her after that? Trina’s phone rings, and she slips out. Nikolas says, the night of Spencer’s party, Ava’s car was set on fire. It couldn’t have been Spencer. Spencer says, that was Esme.
Brook gets a text from Maxie, saying she’s at Kelly’s and ran into Austin. Yuri walks in, and tells her everything is secure. She says, great. They’re going out. He says, but Dr. Quartermaine said they’d get dessert, and Brook says she’ll buy him a cookie, and leads him out the door.
Leo comes into the living room, and starts playing with some kind of puzzle toy. Ned asks if it isn’t kind of late to be up playing. What’s the matter? Can’t he sleep?
Jax tells Josslyn, it was the pasta sauce Trina gave her, and her reaction, that tipped him off. Plus he thought he saw Sonny after he was shot, but Nina convinced him that he’d been dreaming. Josslyn says, Nina lied to him after he got shot trying to protect her? She can’t believe Nina; this is so twisted. He says he doesn’t believe she was acting out of malice, but Josslyn says, who cares why she did it? They spent nine months thinking Sonny was dead when he wasn’t. He says she’s right. What Nina did was unforgivable. She asks if this means Jax is over Nina – for good this time.
Nina says she’s glad Scotty and Obrecht found each other. She missed a lot while she was in Nixon Falls. He says, yeah… with Sonny. Maxie explained everything to him. How Peter was blackmailing her. She says, great. Now he thinks she’s horrible too, keeping Sonny away from his family all this time. He says, no. He doesn’t judge anyone just. He just felt it was much more enjoyable in Port Charles without Sonny. He wishes she would have kept him in that Podunk town. They were all better off. She says, obviously, not everyone feels that way. Sonny is a really good guy. He was missed, and his loved ones are thrilled to have him back. Scotty shakes his head, and says, don’t tell him that she’s fallen for him too.
Nikolas says, Esme torched Ava’s car? and Spencer says, only because he told her to. She went along with his plan out of a sense of loyalty to him. It was his idea. He was responsible. Just him. Sonny says he heard about that bear with Ryan’s voice. Spencer left it for Avery? Spencer says, it wasn’t his intention to scare Avery; he wanted to scare Ava. Sonny says, but Spencer used his daughter – Spencer’s cousin. He implied there was a threat. Spencer says, but there wasn’t, and Sonny says he’ll take it up with Spencer later. He tells Nikolas, they’re done – for now. Like Nikolas did something wrong here. Sonny and his thugs leave, and Cameron says he’ll give Nikolas and Spencer some privacy. He leaves, closing the door, and in the foyer, Trina says she just saw Sonny and his men leave. She thought he’d still be mad, but he just said, thanks Trina. Cameron asks why she looks so unhappy. Spencer confessed. Wasn’t that the plan? She says, yeah, but did Cameron see the look on his face? How can she be happy about that? Cameron says, it’s seriously messed up. They should tell Joss, and they should also leave. Trina says, not until she gets here.
Spencer asks Nikolas to say something. Please.
Maxie tells Austin, she was terrified when she found out Peter was spotted, and he says she has every right to be terrified. Yet here she is, living her life in spite of what happened. She tells him not to give her too much credit. She was terrified Peter would come back for her somehow, but now that she’s had time to think, and prepare her mind, she assures Austin, if Peter comes for her, he won’t get the best of her this time. Brook breezes in, parks Yuri at the counter, and tells him to order whatever dessert he thinks Monica would like. She goes over to Maxie’s table, and Maxie asks if it isn’t a little late for Deception business. Brook tells Austin, stay out of her family’s business. He says she is his family, but she says she knows what he’s up to and it’s not going to work. He says, at this point, it’s up to the court to decide that, and Brook says, it’s not about his lawsuit. It’s about trying to use Leo to distract her father. He says he’d never use a child. He just wants the best for Leo. Brook says, Leo is not his concern. He might have Quartermaine DNA, but he’s not family. Far from it.
Ned sits on the floor, and tells Leo, sometimes he has trouble sleeping, but he has to keep trying because he’s got to get up for work. Like Leo has to get up for school, right? Leo doesn’t look at Ned, but says, wanna play. Ned says he knows Leo does, but he needs to sleep. They all do. Leo shakes his head, and Ned asks why Leo got out of bed. Did he have a bad dream? He gets no response, and says Leo can tell him. What’s the matter? But Leo stays fascinated with his toy.
Esme goes over to Ryan, and says, sorry about the delay. She thought Ava would never leave.
Nikolas says, Spencer wants him to say something? What would that be? Spencer hated him because he left, and now he’s forcing Ava to do the same thing to her little girl? And for what? There was no threat. They were happy. They were building a life, building a family together. He would have let Spencer into all of that. So why would he do this. Does Spencer hate him that much? Spencer says, no, and Nikolas says, then please, tell him this is a horrible mistake, and that none of this is true. Ava walks in, and says, what isn’t true?
Nina says, really? and Scotty says she’s not the first girl who’s fallen for Sonny’s dimples and slicked back hair. He’s bad news. Scotty is going to leave it at that. She says he’s wrong about Sonny, and he’s wrong about her. He hands her his card, and she asks why he’s giving it to her. He says, because Sonny is very, very dangerous, and you know who’s more dangerous? Carly.So she’s going to have two courses of action; on legal, and the other… He makes a slitting motion across his throat, and says, watch out.
Carly sits by the fire with a drink, and hears the door open. She closes her eyes for a moment, and Sonny says, she started without him. She says, yeah. She got his text about Dr. Sullivan. How did it go? He says the doctor put him back on his old prescription, and says he’s doing well. She says, good, and he asks if there’s something on her mind. She says, not something, someone – Nina.
On Monday, Willow asks if there hasn’t been some mistake, Spencer asks if Nikolas can forgive him, Esme says there’s so much to celebrate, and Carly says, as far as she’s concerned, Nina got off easy.
Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles
Fredrik wasn’t doing so great with Dolph Lundgren’s house. At $3.9 million, the price was right, but there was the issue of the telephone pole view (or spiew, as one potential buyer called it). There was also a lot of inventory in the area, making buyers picky. Dolph was hitting the heavy bag as he talked to Fredrik, who continued to act intimidated. Everything has been so exaggerated with the two of them, their scenes must have been staged. Tracy’s sister Kristen wanted to sell Maplewood, her estate in Holmby Hills. Built in 1937, the house was 11,500 square feet, with 9 bedrooms and 9 baths. It had been a bone of contention when Kristen bought the house and hadn’t used Tracy to broker the deal. In Tracy’s interview, she said It made her question her worth in her profession. Her sister was also hard to impress. Showings had begun when covid hit, and it was pulled from the market. While the asking price had been $34.9 million, Tracy thought Kristen should go under 30, and they settled at 29.9. Not that it made her potential commission of $747.5K anything to cry over.
JoshF was leaving to take a look at Suzanne Somers’s home, and husband Bobby was helping him pack for Palm Springs. Bobby wanted to come along, since he’d had a dream of getting his parents a family estate to retire at there. Sadly, his parents had both died a few months apart, but Bobby still wanted to realize his dream. In Josh’s interview, he said Suzanne and husband Alan’s house had been on the market since the McCarthy era. Fredrik was still having no luck with Dolph’s house, and Dolph was pushing him for offers. Fredrik’s team tried to explain, although Dolph was a superstar in Sweden, he was not so much in the USA. No worries. Fredrik called his business partner Niklas, who managed Fredrik’s agency in Sweden. He told Niklas to send some Swedish buyers, and Fredrik would foot the bill for their flight. David brought a client to Tracy at Maplewood, and we found out the house also had 7 fireplaces, a hidden powder room, and a hidden wine room big enough for a table and chairs. I love a hidden room! The primary suite was 2000 square feet, a drop in the bucket to the 32,500 square foot lot. This time, there was a gourmet kitchen. What does that even mean? Who knows. I don’t anyway. It has extra spice racks?
At the Somers estate, JoshF took a funicular – a little car that rides on tracks – up the side of the hill to get to the houses. That’s not a typo; it had 5 villas on 28 acres. Built in 1928, there had only been three owners. There were 7 bedrooms, and I assume as many baths. It also had a farmhouse kitchen, just to be different. Maybe it has a bin for hay. Alan said they’d started with two bedrooms, and added on as the family expanded. They’d purchased it in 1977 for $400K, and were now looking for $10.5 million. Josh thought they were better off at 8.5, since the place was gorgeous, but also an hour and a half outside of the city, in the middle of the desert. Again, the reduction didn’t make his potential commission a measly one at $212.5K.
Fredrik gave a private showing of Dolph’s house to a Swedish couple sent via Niklas. He got choked up meeting other Swedes, and they all did The Little Frog Dance. Apparently, if you’re Swedish, you will know what this is. Dolph just happened to be in the gym, and added some flair to the showing. I wondered if he’d heard The Little Frog Dance, since they’d been pretty loud about it, and it involved a lot of stomping around in a circle. The couple loved the house, but the property was inappropriate for the two horses the wife had. Which she’d neglected to mention. In Fredrik’s interview, he said he’d just gotten over one obstacle – the pole, which the couple found romantic – and he was presented with another one.
David – who was not joined by James or vice versa this week, eliminating confusion – brought Tracy an offer of $24 million. She told David that she wasn’t even calling her client with that offer, sister or not, and in her interview, she said it would fly with her sister, as much as monkeys would come flying out of her ass. I waited, but that didn’t happen, so I assume she meant not at all. David got his client up to 25.5, but that didn’t fly either. In Tracy’s interview, she said she understood the offer was too low, but it was an offer before the house even got to market. She would have liked some positive reinforcement. I wondered if she would have felt the same way had the client not been her sister.
Bobby brought JoshF to see a house in Little Tuscany, Palm Springs. Bobby kept calling Josh Joshua, and I kept wondering who he was talking to. In Josh’s interview, he said Bobby had a great eye for real estate… and impeccable taste in men. The house had been built in 1957, was on a 23,522 square foot lot, and had 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. Josh was all about how the value could be increased, and Bobby said he didn’t understand the gravity of the decision. He’d wanted to take care of his parents, and even though that wasn’t going to happen, he was continuing on with the plan. He wasn’t buying a money maker; he was buying a dream he still had. It wasn’t just a house. It was emotional for him, a dream to have a home for generations.
Fredrik had just gotten a listing for a massive house in Hancock Park, when he got an email from Dolph, who’d decided to take the house off the market. In Fredrik’s interview, he said it wasn’t about the commission. He’d wanted his superhero, to say, you did it, son. Wow. I liked Masters of the Universe, and that Rocky movie, but not that much. Fredrik called his brother Sigge, and said Dolph had broken up with him over email, and wouldn’t return his calls. Sigge gave him a pep talk, asking where the Fredrik was who didn’t dwell on what he couldn’t control, and moved forward.
Next time, JoshA tries to show a house where the kids don’t want the house sold, more Suzanne, and Tracy says there’s a lot at stake.
🐡 The Human Barnacle…
I don’t think she’s Nelle. She would be going after a whole different set of people.
I knew something was different. These kids were good little actors. What’s sad is, they’re not even four and they’re living better lives than mine. A lot better.
Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and in all places. – Frederick Douglass
We can’t be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don’t have something better. – C. JoyBell C.
Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth. – William Faulkner
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. – Rumi
Happiness is only real when shared. – Jon Krakauer
The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it. – Epicurus
Whatever you are, be a good one. – Abraham Lincoln (Even if you’re a drunk?)
The time is always ripe to do right. – Martin Luther King Jr.
You’re going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at all the right times. But in the end, it’s always their actions you should judge them by. It’s actions, not words, that matter. – Nicholas Sparks (Truer words were never spoken.)
The most effective way to do it, is to do it. – Amelia Earhart
✈️ Jetting…
See you at Dead o’clock. Until then, stay safe, stay practicing random acts of kindness, and stay knowing that being right won’t always make you feel happy.
What I Watched - TV With Theresa 